Hitachi AllPlay Adaptor User manual

Brand: Hitachi

Model: AllPlay Adaptor

Category: Supplementary music equipment

Type: User manual

This manual is also suitable for

2ABM5W-SWR1

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AllPlayAdaptor

User’sGuide 

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Contents

IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS.........................................2

ProductLayout.........................................................................4

LEDIndicators...........................................................................5

HitachiWi‐FiSpeakerApp.........................................................5

※Preparation...........................................................................6

Wi‐Fiinputsetup......................................................................6

1.UsingamobiledeviceforWi‐Fisetup.................................6

2.UsingWPS(Wi‐FiProtectedSetup)....................................7

Playingmusic............................................................................8

1.Homenetwork..................................................................8

2.GroupingSpeakers(PartyMode).......................................9

3.Onlinemusicservices......................................................10

4.UsingSpotify...................................................................11

5.UsingonlinemusicservicesotherthanSpotify................11

BluetoothSetup......................................................................13

Firmwareupdates...................................................................14

AdaptorIP&MACaddress......................................................16

Troubleshooting..................................................................... 18

ResettingtheAllPlayAdaptortofactorydefault.....................19

Specifications..........................................................................20

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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

1)Readtheseinstructions.

2)Keeptheseinstructions.

3)Heedallwarnings.

4)Followallinstructions.

5)Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.

6)Cleanonlywithdrycloth.

7)Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththe

manufacturer’sinstructions.

8)Donotinstallnearanyheat

sourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,

stoves,orot

herapparatus(includingamplifiers)thatproduce

heat.

9)Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgrounding‐type

plug.Apolarizedplughastwobladeswithonewiderthanthe

other.Agroundingtypeplughastwobladesanda

third

groun

dingprong.Thewidebladeorthethirdprongareprovided

foryoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotfitintoyouroutlet,

consultanelectricianforreplacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.

10)Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinched

particularlyatplugs,conveniencereceptacles,and

th

epoint

wheretheyexitfromtheapparatus.

11)Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer.

12)Useonlywithcart,stand,tripod,bracket,ortablespecifiedbythe

manufacturer,orsoldwiththeapparatus.Whenacartisused,

usecautionwhenmovingthecart/apparatuscombinationto

avoidinjury

fromtip‐over.

)Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedfor

longperiodsoftime.

14)Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Servicingis

requiredwhentheapparatushasbeendamagedinanyway,such

aspower‐supplycordorplugisdamaged,liquidhasbeenspilled

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orobje

ctshavefallenintotheapparatus,theapparatushasbeen

exposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally,orhas

beendropped.

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15)Apparatusshouldnotbeexposedtodrippingorsplashing,and

objectsfilledwithliquids,suchasvases,shouldnotbeplacedon

theapparatus.

16)Donotoverloadwalloutletsandextensioncords,asthiscanresult

inariskoffireorelectricshock.

17)Donotpushobjects

thro

ughanyopeningsinthisunit,astheymay

touchdangerousvoltagepointsorshortoutpartsthatcouldresultin

fireorelectricshock.Neverspillorsprayanytypeofliquidintothe

unit.

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18)Whenreplacementpartsarerequired,besuretheservice

technicianusesreplacementpartsspecifiedbythemanufacturer

orthosethathavethesamecharacteristicsastheoriginalpart.

Unauthorizedsubstitutionsmayresultinfire,electricshockor

otherhazards.

19)Themainsplugisusedasthedisconnectandshall

rem

ainreadily

operable.

20)OnlyusetheACadaptersthatareincludedwiththisproduct.

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ProductLayout

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1， LED:IndicatesWi‐FiandBTsourceselected.

2， WPSbutton:PresstoenterWi‐Fisetupmode(AccessPoint

Mode);Pressfor2stoenterWPSmode.

3， SOURCEbutton:Presstoselecttheinputsource.(Wi‐Fi/BT)

4， AUX:AUXoutputjack(3.5mm).

5， DCIN:Powers

upplyinput.

6， RESEThole:resettheAllPlayAdaptortofactorydefault

setting.

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LEDIndicators

Thetablebelowexplainsthebehaviorandstatusofyourspeaker’sLED

indicators.

LEDBehavior LEDFlash

Frequency

WorkingStatus

WhiteLEDandBlue

LEDalternately

flashing

4Hz Poweron

WhiteLEDslowflash 1Hz EnterWi‐Ficonnecting

ordisconnection

mode

WhiteLEDfast

flashing

4Hz EnterWi‐Fipairing

modewithWPS

method

WhiteLEDSolid Solid Wi‐Ficonnected

BlueLEDfastflash 4Hz EnterBTpairingmode

BlueLEDSolid Solid BTconnected

HitachiWI‐FISpeakerApp

UsetheHitachiWi‐FiSpeakerApptocontrolyourSmartWi‐FiSpeaker.

Searchusingthekeywords“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”anddownloadthe

appfromtheApple®AppStore(iPhone®/iPad®)orGooglePlay

store

(Androiddevices).

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*RequiressmartphoneortabletrunningApple®iOS(V6,7,8)or

Android

OS(V2.2throughV4.

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※Preparation:BeforeyouuseyourAllPlayAdaptorto

playingmusic,connectspeakerswith3.5mmlinethroughtheAUX

hole.

Wi‐Fiinputsetup

Youcanstreammusictoyourspeakerfromamobiledeviceonyour

Wi‐Finetworkbyusingthe“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”app.Tousethis

feature,thespeakermustjointhesamenetworkasthemobiledevice.

Chose a network setup option from below:

1) Using a mobile device for setup. (See page)

Youcansetupthisspeaker’sWi‐Fisettingbyusingamobiledevice

suchasasmartphoneortablet.

2) Using WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) (See page)

IfyourwirelessroutersupportsWPS,youcansetupthespeaker’sWi‐Fi

connectionbypressingtheWPSbutton.

1.UsingamobiledeviceforWi‐Fisetup

Note:

MakesurethatDHCPisenabledforthenetworksettings

onyourWi‐Firouter.

1.Turnthespeakeronandwaitforittocompletelybootup.Itwilltake

approximately60seconds,andduringthistimetheWi‐FiLEDwillblink

REDandWHITE.WhenbootupiscompletetheWi‐FiLEDwillblink

WHITE.

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Note:IftheAdaptorhasbeenpreviouslysetupwithanothernetwork

orifyouwishtore‐setuptheAdaptor,youwillhavetosettheAdaptor

toWi‐Fisetupmode(AccessPointMode).TosettheAdaptortoAP

Modepressthe“WPS”button onceontheAdaptor,theWi

‐FiLE

Dwill

thenblinkREDindicatingthattheunitisreadyforsetup.

1. GototheWi‐Fisettingsonthemobiledevice.

2. Select“HITACHIAPAdaptorXXXXXXX_XX”onmobiledevices.

Note:“X”willbedigitsthatareuniquetoeachAdaptor.

4.StarttheInternet

browseronthemobiledevicetodispl

aythesetup

page.

Note:IOS‐Thesetuppagew illautomaticallybedisplayed.

AndroidOS‐AfteryouopentheInternetbrowser,thesetup

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pagewillbedisplayed.Ifthesetuppageisnotdisplayed,type

“http://172.19.42.1/”intotheURLaddressfield.

5.Enteradevicenameofyourchoice(e.g.,Bedroom)andthenselect

“Next”.

Note:Thedevicenamewillbedisplayedasthisspeaker’snameon

thenetwork.

6.Selectyour“NetworkName”

(

SSID)andtypetherouter’sWi‐Fipass‐

word.

Note:Checkyourwirelessrouterforthenetworkname(SSID)and

thepassword.

:Alistofnetworknames(SSIDs)willappearwhenyouselect

the“NetworkName”box.

:Todisplaythecharacterstypedinthe“Password”box,

select“Show

Password”.

:Ifyo

urnetworkrequiresspecificsettings,disable“DHCP”.

YoucanthenspecifytheIPAddress,Subnetmask,Default

gateway,PrimaryDNS,andSecondaryDNS.

7.Select“Connect”toapplythesettings.

Note:Whentheconnectionisestablished,theWi‐FiLEDonthe

AllplayAdaptorwillturntoa

solidWHIT

Ecolor.

:Dependingonthemobiledevice,theconnectioncomplete

screenmaynotbedisplayed.

8.Makesurethatyourmobiledevicereconnectstothesamenetwork

thatwasusedduringtheAllplayAdaptorsetup.

Note:Ifthenetworkindicatordoesnotlightup,checkthenetwork

name

(

SSID)andthepassword,andthentriesthesetupagain.

2.UsingWPS(Wi‐FiProtectedSetup)

Wi‐Fiprotectedsetup(WPS)isanetworksecuritystandardthatallows

youtoeasilyconnectyourWi‐FiAdaptortoyournetwork.

Note:

  ThissetupprocessisforWi‐FiroutersthathavetheWPS

feature.Ensurethatyourrouterhasthiscapabilitybefore

usingthissetupoption.

1. TurntheAllplayAdaptoronandwaitforittocompletelybootup.

Itwilltakeapproximately60seconds,andduringthistimetheWi‐Fi

LEDwillblinkRE

DandWHITE.WhenbootupiscompletetheWi‐Fi

LEDwillblinkWHITE.

Note:

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iftheAllplayAdaptorhasbeenpreviouslysetupwith

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anothernetworkorifyouwishtore‐setuptheAllplay

Adaptor,pressandholdthe“WPS”buttonontheAllplay

Adaptorfor2seconds,enablingWi‐Fisetupmode(AP

Mode).

2.Pressandholdthe“WPS”buttonontheAdaptorfor2

seconds.

Note:

TheWi‐FiLEDwillquicklyblinkRED.

PressandholdtheWPSbuttononthewirelessrouterfor2

seconds.

Note:

Whentheconnectionisestablished,theWi‐FiLEDonthe

speakerwillturnasolidWHITEcolor.

Playingmusic

Youcanplaymusicfromyourmobiledevice,homenetwork,online

musicservices.

1.Homenetwork

TostreammusictoyourAdaptorfromamobiledeviceon

yourhomeWi‐Finetwork,youneedtodownloadandinstall

thefree“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”apptoyourmobiledevice.

1.TurntheAllPlayAdaptoron.

Note:

Thenetworkindicator(WHITE)lightsup.

IftheWi‐FiLEDisblinkinginWHITEandRED,waituntilthe

blinkingstops(approximately60seconds).

2.Startthe“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”apponyourmobiledevice.

3.Choosethespeakeryouwishtoplaymusicfrom(“SelectaPlayer”).

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3. Selectamusicsourceormusicservice.

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5.Selectasong,channels,playlist,etc.

Note:

YoucanlistentosynchronizedsoundfrommultipleHitachi

Wi‐Fispeakers(additionalspeakerssoldseparately.)

Musicplaybackmaycontinuetoplay,whenusing“MusicServices”in

the“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”app,ifyoudonotpresspausebefore

exitingtheapp.

2.GroupingSpeakers(PartyMode) 

Groupingspeakerstogetherenablesyoutoplaythesamemusic

throughmultiplespeakersatthesametime(PartyMode).

Youcanusethe“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”apptousepartymodewhilein

theWi‐FiInput.Optionallyyoucanuseothermusic/mediaappsonyour

mobiledevicetouse

part

ymodewhileintheBluetoothinput.

1. Fromthe“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”app,withinthe“Selectaplayer”

screen,select“GROUP”andaddorremovespeakersthatyou

wishtogrouptogether(PartyMode).

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 

Note:Whenspeakersarenotgroupedtogether,youcanplay

differentsongsonotherHitachiSmartWi‐Fispeakersatthe

sametime.Youwillneedtoselectindividualspeakers

separatelytochoosethesong,channels,playlist,etc.that

willbeplayedbythespeaker.

Upto10HitachiSmart

Wi‐Fispeakerscanbemanagedfro

masingle

mobiledevice.

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3.Onlinemusicservices 

Thisspeakeriscompatiblewithseveralthirdpartymusicservices.

Availablemusicserviceswillbedisplayedwithintheappunder

“MusicServices.”

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4.UsingSpotify

1.Startthe“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”app,andselectSpotify

fromMusicServices.

Note:

 YouwillneedSpotifyPremium.Fordetails,visitthe

followingwebsite.

www.spotify.com/connect/

:Registration/subscriptionisrequired.

:Feesmayapply.

:Serviceicons,andspecificationssubjecttochange.

:Fordetails,visittheindividualmusicservice’swebsite.

:Spotifymaynotbeavailableinallareasinwhichthese

speakers

areso

ldandcontentavailabilityandapplicable

chargesaresubjecttochange.

5.UsingonlinemusicservicesotherthanSpotify 

1.Selectamusicservicefrom“MusicServices”thatyouwish

tolistentoandselectasong/stationtoplay.

Note:SomethirdpartymusicservicesaccessibleviaHitachiWi‐Fi

SpeakerApp(e.g.,Rhapsody,SomaFM,etc.)mayrequirepaid

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subscriptionstoaccesssomeoralloftheirofferedservices;the

SpotifyfreeappcanbeusedviatheHitachimartWi‐FiSpeaker’s

BluetoothorAUXINinputs,butaSpotifyPremiumsubscriptionis

requiredtouseSpotifyoveryourWi‐Finetwork.Foranyotheraudio

sourcesthatare

notsu

pportedbyWi‐Fiapplications,connecttothe

HitachiSmartWi‐FiSpeakerusingitsBluetoothinputs.

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BluetoothSetup

YoucanalsolistentomusicfromacompatibleBluetoothdeviceby

usingtheBluetoothinput.

Preparation

TurnontheBluetoothfunctionoftheBluetoothenabled

device.

1.PresstheSOURCEbuttonontheAdaptortoswitchtotheBluetooth

input.

2.WhentheBluetoothLEDblinksBLUE,theAdaptorisreadytopair

withtheBluetoothenableddevice.

Note:

IftheBluetoothLEDisasolidBLUEcolor,thenanotherdevice

isalreadypairedwiththeAdaptor.Disconnectthecurrent

connectiononmobiledevice.AftertheBluetoothLEDwillblink

BLUE,indicatingitisreadyforpairing.

●OnyourBluetoothenableddevice,insettings,underBluetooth

devices.

●Onyour

Blue

toothenableddevice,insettings,underBluetooth

devices,select(eg.bedroom/bedroom2/livingroom)



3.PairingiscompletewhentheLEDontheAllplayAdaptorturnsasolid,

BLUEcolor.

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Firmwareupdates

OccasionallyHitachimayreleasefirmwareupdatesforthis

speakerthatmayaddfeaturesorimprovefunctionality.

Note:

Duringthefirmwareupgradenootheroperationscanbe

performed.

 Thefirmwareupdateprocessmayrequireapproximatelyup

to5minutescompleting.

:Duringthefirmwareupdate,donotdisconnecttheAC

powersupply.Doingsomaycausemalfunctionordamage

tothespeaker.

:TheWi‐Fi/BTLEDswill

alternatelyflashw

hilethefirmware

updateisinprocess.Aftertheupdatethespeakerwillauto

rebootandtheupgradewillbecomplete.

Preparation:

ConnectthisAdaptortoyourWi‐Finetworkandmake

surethatthenetworkisconnectedtotheInternet.

1，Fromthe“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”app,withinthe“SelectaPlayer”

screen,selectyourspeaker.

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2， Afteryouselectyourspeaker,continueto“Settings”andthen

pressthe“  ”button.

 

3，  Scrolldowntothe“Firmware”sectionandselect“Checkfor

updatesnow”.Theappwillthencheckforupdatesandifthereis

anupdateavailableforyourspeaker,followtheinstructions



providedbytheapptoup

date.

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AdaptorIP&MACaddress

RetrievetheIPandMACaddressofyourspeaker.

1.Startthe“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”app.

2.Fromthe“SelectaPlayer”screen,selectyourspeaker.



3.Afteryouselectyourspeaker,continueto“Settings”andthen

pressthe“  ”button.

 

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4， Scrolldowntothe“Network”sectionandtheIPandMAC

addresseswillbedisplayedunderIP/MACaddress.

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Troubleshooting

Beforerequestingservice,makethefollowingchecks.

Iftheproblemremainsunresolved,consultyourdealerfor

instructions.

Hummingnoiseisheardduringplayback. 

• Therearecords/cablefromotherappliancesorfluorescent

lightnearthespeaker’sACpowersupplycord.Turnthese

appliancesofformovethemawayfromthespeaker’sAC

powersupplycord.

DistortedsoundwhenusingtheAUXINinput. 

• Highlevelsofinputsignalcancausesounddistortion.Turn

downthevolumeoftheconnectedexternaldeviceto

reducetheinputsignal.

TheWi‐FiLEDdoesnotstopblinkinginWHITEand

RED,evenaftercompletelyunpluggingand

re‐bootingthespeaker. 

• Thespeakerneedstoberepaired.Consultservice.

TheWi‐FiLEDkeepsblinkingWHITE. 

•Thisspeakerisnotconnectedtothenetwork.Checkthe

networkconnection.

Cannotconnecttothenetwork. 

• Thisspeakercanconnecttorouterssetwithsecurity

modesWPA2,WPA/WPA2mixedmode,oropen.For

detailsonsecuritysupportedbytherouter,refertothe

router’sOwner’sManual.

•Ifyourwirelessrouterissettohidden(HideSSIDbroadcast),

disablehiddenmodewhileyousetupthe

networkforth

is

speaker.Refertoyourrouter’sOwner’sGuidefor

additionalinformation.

•Makesurethatthemulticastfunctiononthewireless

routerisenabled.

•WPSbuttonmaynotworkwithyourrouter.Tryother

setup methods.

Unabletoselectthisspeakerastheoutputspeaker. 

• Makesurethatthemobiledeviceisconnectedtothesame

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networkasthisspeaker.

•Reconnectyourmobiledevicetothenetwork.

•Restartorresetyourwirelessrouter.

Audioisinterruptedorplaybackdoesnotstart. 

•Whenusingthe2.4GHzbandonthewirelessrouter,

simultaneoususeofother2.4GHzdevices(cordless

telephones,microwaves,etc.)mayresultinconnection

interference.Increasethedistancebetweenthespeaker

andthesedevices.

•Tryusingthe5GHzband,ifsupportedbyyourrouter.Refer

toyourrouter’s

Owner’sGui

deformoreinformation.

•Donotplacethespeakerinsideacabinetmadeofmetal.

DoingsomayblocktheWi‐Fisignal.

•Placethespeakerclosertoyourwirelessrouter.

•Ifseveralwirelessdevicesaresimultaneouslyusingthe

samenetworkasthespeaker,tryturning

offtheot

her

devicesorreducingtheirnetworkusage.

ResettingtheAllPlayAdaptortofactory

default

Toreturnallsettingstothefactorydefaults 

1.TurntheAllplayAdaptoron.

IftheWi‐FiLEDisblinkingWHITEandRED,proceedtothenext

stepaftertheLEDturnssolidWHITE(waitapproximately60

seconds).

2.PresstheResetkeywiththePINthroughtheRESEThole

(locatedatthebackoftheAdaptor).

TheBluetoo

thandWi‐FiLEDswillblinkthreetimes

simultaneouslywhenthefactoryresetiscomplete.

4.AfterthefactoryresetiscompletetheAdaptorwilltake60

secondstoreboot.TheAdaptorwillthenbereadytosetupagain.

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